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Auburn F.D. team places first in stair climb competition

Published On: Feb 04 2013 09:33:48 PM EST

Courtesy: Poland Spring

Firefighters from the Auburn Fire Dept. came in first out of 41 firefighter teams and raised $5,000 at the American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb held in Boston on Feb. 2. “Maine’s Bravest” team members are (front, left to right) Justin Carver, Mike Lecompte, Steve Coombs, Tom Printup and Chip Keene, and (back, left to right) Matt Fifield, Scott Pray, Josh Harris, Ryan Demers, Josh LaBonte, Dan Masselli and Mark Tripp.

AUBURN, Maine -

Over the weekend, a team from the Auburn Fire Department won first place among firefighter teams in the eighth annual Boston Fight For Air Climb.

The 12-member team from Auburn beat out 40 other teams of firefighters from all over New England, according to a press release from Poland Spring, which sponsored the team.

The release said the team, named Maine's Bravest, climbed 41 flights of stairs at One Boston Place with a time of eight minutes and five seconds, beating the second-place Portland Fire Department team by four seconds.

The annual event is a fundraiser for the American Lung Association.

According to the release, the team raised $5,000.

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